September 2017

Halftime. Minnesota held a 229-118 total yards advantage over New Orleans after the first 30 minutes. The Vikings had just three 80-plus-yard drives throughout the entire 2016 season — they Cheap Kids Jerseys NHL had two before halftime Monday, not including a 74-yard drive in the second quarter. Sam Bradford had a great first half:…

Dalton’s traditional numbers were ugly, too, but remember that Total QBR condenses much more information into a single number than, say, regular passer rating. It considers things such as how credit should be divided among teammates, the down and distance on a quarterback’s action plays, the strength of the opposing defense, the rushing contributions of…

“I went out there and just tried to work as many moves as possible to see what was working,” Watt said. “I felt like the outside rush was definitely working.” It’s one game, but Watt provided a glimpse of why the Steelers were willing to grab the former Wisconsin standout 30th overall in this year’s…

The Patriots’ regular-season schedule for 2017 does not appear too difficult for a team that arguably was better the day the schedule was released than it was months before, when it won Super Bowl 51. That said, perhaps no schedule would be too difficult for the defending champs. “And I want to do well at…

Falling: Broncos — Denver still has a top-notch defense, but quarterbacks Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian failed to impress this summer. Siemian won the starting job, even before Lynch suffered a shoulder injury that will keep him out several weeks. The Broncos have not finished below .500 since 2010, but are in danger of having…

The Bears are monitoring the health of left guard Kyle Long (ankle), who still isn’t back to full strength after undergoing ankle surgery last year. Cornerback Prince Amukamara is also dealing with an ankle problem that has kept him out since the first play of the third preseason game. Inside linebacker Danny Trevathan, however, continues…

Kyrie Irving reportedly requested that the Cavaliers trade him this summer after six seasons in Cleveland. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that Irving made the request last week. NBA.com’s David Aldridge reports that Irving requested a trade to the Bulls so he could play with Jimmy Butler before the NBA Draft in June. (Butler has since…

Things have to be positioned in a way where star players — in particular one star free agent from Akron, Ohio — are making commitments to playing with the Lakers next season for him to come. The Lakers can make that happen. As it stands right now, they have about $41 million in salary committed…

Since we have last met at this fine establishment, news has broken that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded away from Cavaliers, preferably to somewhere he can be the real centerpiece and not LeBron’s sidekick. I explain the whole situation right here. What developed in Act II of this drama was quite interesting: It looks…